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Darm good it seems. If 17 of his 25 attempts were with a clean pocket that would suggest perhaps the offensive line was actually better than it seems.

Maybe because even great rookies get abused the first several games. By mid-season you can see the shift where they can hold their own. It is unusual to find a guy who can seamlessly start with no period of adjustment.

Ok. If you say so.

Glad to know I am the official spokesmen for the team.

Cam and Peppers would seem to be no brainers. Obviously Luke and Gross and Smitty all would be great as well..

Just heard that Smiths injury was significant which likely puts him on IR. I think that who can return kicks and punts will decide those last roster spots.

But this year he has Fitterer who seems to really like to wheel and deal.

You have to say that the message to the players must be that either you perform or you get replaced.

Fitterer answered that as well. They felt that the combination of Darnold and Horn offered more value than Fields alone. It had nothing to do with Watson at all. I think they also knew that New Orleans was looking to trade up to get Horn if we passed so it was also deprived a division opponent the best corner in the draft to complement Lattimore who is also very good.

Brown will start at some point this year as soon as they think his technique is solid. He is incredibly athletic and at his current weight he is very quick and moves well. I am sure the staff know exactly what they have and are working hard to accelerate the process. His ceiling is high.

So what is exactly the conspiracy. This is just a rehash of what everyone keep saying which is we are still interested and Fitterer's recurrent comment that we will always be looking to upgrade our talent anyway we can.

It absolutely will fall on deaf ears while folks keep complaining as if this were November.

If we don't keep improving as we hopefully will then we won't even be middling. And with all the new pieces and new coaches, last year and this year are completely different. What hopefully stays the same is that we improve throughout the year. And hopefully not end each year on a long losing streak.

No I am saying it is too early for all the negativity and bitching. No one says they don't need a lot of work. Simply that the line like most things are a process and that they will improve like they do every year. And yeah if you start out at 30 and finish around 15 that is good enough for now especially if you have a great D and win. It is good enough for the future? Of course nor. Rhule's goal of getting better every day than you were yesterday seems apropos.

As you know each week is a different matchup against often great nose tackles. If also depends on what technique and gap scheme the defense is using.whether you look better in pass or run protection. Just like a good line can make a QB look good, a QB who can move in the pocket and get the ball out can make a line look better than it otherwise would be. Paradis won't be the problem this year.

If they are concerned about the line thy have two choices, bring in other guys or cich up who you got or hopefully both. The defense is actually the most surprising. I don't remembering seeing much prevent defense even with the backups. We actually looked more like Pittsburgh than they did last night. Blitzing and mixing things up. I was really happy with Snow. I know he doesnt listen or care about what fans think but he did exactly what I have advocating for since he got here. I guess he thinks he has the talent to run an aggressive scheme. I do hope he emphasizes finishing the rush and blitz because we missed several sacks because the QB was able to get out of the grasp of a defender who had a hand on him.

And what makes you think we won't. It isn't just the words but the negativity and protestations about how bad we are that I find overblown. Paradis had a pretty good year in 2020 and rebounded after the huge injury before 2019. Now suddenly he sucks again in his first half of action? That is my definition of sky is falling. And the problem is it goeson and on for post after post and then if they play better one post possibly admitting they were not as bad as advertised.

It is only concerning if you discount the caliber of who we played, ignore our preseason goals and assume we won't look bettervwhen the season opens. For now I am not concerned. After all as a fan I don't have to worry about any of it since my job isn't on the line. I am excited for the season and with the much improved defense think we could be better than predicted.

The trend I was referring to was the tendency to bash the line and bitch to only find out that we end up better we started and are decent versus a statistically trend.

And they will improve as they gel. Which is why I am not joining your sky is falling hysteria.

Yeah this makes sense if we can protect him from getting poached by other teams.

No gameplanning, still installing the offense, shuffling linemen in and out to get film. Guys playing together in game situations for the first time. You guys seem to forget what preseason is about. It is getting film on guys to make roster and position decisions. Mission accomplished and Tepper got a win against his old team and the fans got something to cheer about. All of these doom and gloom posts are absolutely chicken littleing at this point. Now if it continues into the regular season you might have a point.

Exactly. When your line is ranked 30 out of 32 and you are facing a top defense who has routinely trashed you and broke the best quarterback you have ever had, the bar is pretty low.

Yeah it is if we start off being ranked in the very bottom. Our secondary needed fixing more than the line this year. Moton is going to left tackle and we will be much improved. You are not one to chicken little so your take it a little surprising.